Douglas W Houle

US Patent:

20100209762, Aug 19, 2010

Filed:

Feb 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/658562

Inventors:

Douglas W. Houle - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

H01M 6/38
H01M 6/22

US Classification:

429163, 296231

Abstract:

The gravoltaic cell converts a gravitational force into electrical energy. The gravoltaic cell comprises a container, an electrolytic mixture of at least two electrolytes disposed in the container, an upper and lower electrode, and an external electrical load connected across the two said electrodes for dissipating said electrical energy. The electrolytic mixture comprises a denser and a less dense portion. The upper electrode contacts the greater distribution of the less dense electrolytic portion, and the lower electrode contacts the greater distribution of the denser electrolytic portion. A state of electrochemical non-equilibrium exists between the upper and lower electrodes. The electrochemical non-equilibrium has a greater distribution of the less dense portion of the electrolytic mixture near a higher volume of the container, and a greater distribution of the denser portion of the electrolytic mixture near a lower volume of the container. A gravitational field sustains a state of density divergence of a volume of the at least two electrolytes, and the upper and lower volumes of the at least two electrolytes and the upper and lower electrodes are held in stationary position relative to the gravitational field.

US Patent:

20080044038, Feb 21, 2008

Filed:

Jan 3, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/648741

Inventors:

Douglas W. Houle - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

H04R 1/40

US Classification:

381 97

Abstract:

The stereophonic sound system attenuates the audio power level delivered to the auxiliary speakers relative to the audio power level delivered to the main speakers so that the radiated sound pressure level from the auxiliary speakers is less than the radiated sound pressure level from the main speakers; blocks the tow frequency audio power from being delivered to the auxiliary speakers; and shapes the radiated dispersion pattern by controlling the phase relationship between the auxiliary speakers and the main speakers. This system widens the stereophonic sweet spot, eliminates soundstage shift, corrects off-axis response, and improves off-axis phantom image specificity, thus improving stereophonic realism over and above the present art. Stereophonic “realism” is a subjective assessment of the degree to which the sound from an audio system approaches that of live music.

US Patent:

20160359212, Dec 8, 2016

Filed:

Aug 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/240138

Inventors:

Douglas W. Houle - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

H01M 14/00

Abstract:

Gravoltaic cell devices and methods are disclosed for producing robust electrochemical gravoltaic cells that convert a gravitational force into electrical energy. The cells includes a reaction vessel and a first stationary homogeneous volume of dissociated aqueous cations and a second stationary homogeneous aqueous volume of dissociated aqueous reactant cations, both volumes being disposed within the reaction vessel, and providing bulk solvent and anions a stationary bulk volume of a homogeneous mixture of solvent and dissociated anions collectively disposed homogeneously throughout the two layers of dissociated aqueous cations. The cell also includes an anode junction providing electrochemically active dissimilar anode/cation chemical species junction. The cell also includes a cathode junction providing a gravity-sustained electrochemically passive similar cathode/cation chemical species junction. One of the several purposes of the present invention is to further study and define said properties and to develop longer lasting interfaces.

US Patent:

20140342218, Nov 20, 2014

Filed:

May 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/986536

Inventors:

Douglas W. Houle - Clinton Township MI, US

International Classification:

H01M 14/00

US Classification:

429163, 296231

Abstract:

A gravoltaic cell converts a gravitational force into electrical energy. The cell includes a reaction vessel and a first stationary homogeneous phase of dissociated aqueous cations and a second stationary homogeneous aqueous phase of dissociated aqueous reactant cations, both phases being disposed within the reaction vessel, and providing bulk solvent and anions a stationary bulk volume of a homogeneous mixture of solvent and dissociated anions collectively disposed homogeneously throughout the two layers of dissociated aqueous cations. The cell also includes an anode junction providing electrochemically active dissimilar anode/cation species junction. The cell also includes a cathode junction providing a gravity-sustained electrochemically passive similar cathode/cation species junction. A buoyancy separation is gravitationally sustained between two distinct stationary homogeneous phases of dissociated aqueous cations differing chemically in species and differing physically in buoyancy disposed within a homogeneous stationary bulk mixture of solvent and dissociated anions disposed within the reaction vessel.